Repair and maintenance is one of the most critical areas of today’s valve world and attendees at the Valve Repair Council’s first Valve Repair Meeting & Exhibition last fall found out why.
March 13, 2013
With valve components sourced from numerous suppliers around the globe, valve, actuator and control manufacturers are faced with a significant number of challenges while attempting to meet the desired flow control at a competitive price.
March 8, 2013
In their presentation at the Valve Repair Council Repair Meeting & Exhibition, Nov. 1 and 2, 2012, in Houston, Bob Donalson and Kevin Simmons of Pentair Valves & Controls shared valuable information about maintenance and repair programs for pressure-relief valves.
February 12, 2013
Morris Beschloss was the youngest incoming VMA Board member ever when he attended the VMA’s 25th Anniversary event at the Waldorf in New York City in 1963.
January 21, 2013
Recent developments in heavy oil extraction technology for the Canadian oil and gas industry have created a need for new flow control solutions in steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). SAGD uses a pair of horizontal wells drilled from a central well pad to recover heavy oil.
January 16, 2013
VMA’s new chairman for 2012-13, Mark Cordell, first attended VMA’s annual meeting in the year the association was celebrating its 50th anniversary.
January 14, 2013
Today’s valve material choices are like a Chinese buffet: Everything imaginable is on the menu.
January 7, 2013
Q: Why are cast titanium valves commonly offered in grades different than my wrought pipe?
December 31, 2012
Next to equipment, labor is the number one cost for most valve manufacturers.
December 17, 2012
The key to successful sizing or selection of the right valve actuator for a job is communication.
December 14, 2012
To be of value, valves must be attached to a piping system.
December 3, 2012
The economics and simplicity of wireless field instruments has allowed many industrial plants to expand the benefits of automation well beyond traditional “wired” control.
November 26, 2012
